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Liberty and tacos for all: Taco Bell prevails as Taco John's abandons trademark to 'Taco Tuesday'

Liberty and tacos for all: Taco Bell prevails as Taco John's abandons trademark to 'Taco Tuesday'

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Taco Bell rang up a win Tuesday in its quest to make “Taco Tuesday" free of trademark restrictions, with Taco John’s formally abandoning its decades-old claim to own the phrase amid a challenge from its bigger rival.
James Patterson, Margaret Atwood among thousands of writers urging AI companies to honor copyrights

James Patterson, Margaret Atwood among thousands of writers urging AI companies to honor copyrights

NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies
An American economist is getting a top EU job. And France's Macron isn't happy about it

An American economist is getting a top EU job. And France's Macron isn't happy about it

BRUSSELS (AP) — With French President Emmanuel Macron insisting the European Union needs more strategic independence, he seemed decidedly piqued on Tuesday over the EU head office's plans to hire an American expert as its chief competition economist.
Two European spyware firms added to US export blacklist

Two European spyware firms added to US export blacklist

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department added two Europe-based spyware companies to its technology export blacklist on Tuesday for developing surveillance tools deemed to have threatened U.S.
This isn't the first time Hollywood's been on strike. Here's how past strikes turned out

This isn't the first time Hollywood's been on strike. Here's how past strikes turned out

NEW YORK (AP) — The common refrain is that there's nothing Hollywood loves so much as its own history — but that's a history inextricable from its labor movements.
New York prosecutor begins crackdown on illegal cannabis shops with $400K deal with shop owner

New York prosecutor begins crackdown on illegal cannabis shops with $400K deal with shop owner

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City entrepreneur who illegally sold marijuana at a dozen shops across Manhattan must pay more than $400,000 in taxes and proceeds from illicit sales of cannabis, as part of a crackdown on the thousands of unlicensed operat
Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices

Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of phones and other internet-connected devic
Canada’s inflation rate tumbles to 2.8%, but economists warn inflation fight not over

Canada’s inflation rate tumbles to 2.8%, but economists warn inflation fight not over

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate has fallen back to the country's target range for the first time in more than two years, but economists say the fight against high inflation is far from over. Annual inflation tumbled to 2.
Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in

Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and Latin American leaders concluded a summit that was supposed to be a love-in after eight years of separation, but instead ended Tuesday with aggravation over the failure to unanimously support even a bland statement
What went up, what went down? A closer look at Canada's inflation data for June

What went up, what went down? A closer look at Canada's inflation data for June

TORONTO — Canada’s inflation rate fell to 2.8 per cent in June, down from 3.4 per cent in May, and putting it within the Bank of Canada’s target range for the first time since March 2021.
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